What I’ve learned: Cameron Barr on swapping Washington Post for Mill Media
Former Washington Post managing editor now works for Mill Media as investigations editor.
Mill Media investigations editor Cameron Barr says the start-up news group, which publishes subscriber-funded local journalism in cities across England and Scotland, is a “marvel” and he finds “motivation” in working with his “determined” colleagues.
The former Washington Post managing editor also tells about his disappointment in not getting the job of executive editor at the title after the departure of Marty Baron, but how it landed him in a new country with a new project.
Barr also shares his frustration at the difficulty in holding individuals to account and that his proudest achievement was doing exactly that after the death of a reporter in East Timor.
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